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16. — The Secretary shall give seven days' notice of Special 

 Excursions to every Member, stating the time and place thereof. 



COLLECTION OF SPECIMENS. 



17. —The Society, as soon as it may possess sufficient means, 

 shall endeavour to make a Collection of Objects of Natural 

 History, both with a view of forming a Museum and distribution 

 of duplicate specimens according to the regulations to be adopted 

 by the Committee. 



LIBRARY. 



18. — Only Books and Periodicals connected with Natural 

 History shall be purchased by the funds of the Society, and 

 the number and particular Books of this class to be purchased 

 shall be determined by the Committee 



19. — All the Books and Periodicals shall be kept in some 

 convenient place, so that Members shall be able to refer to them, 

 or take them out under such regulations as the Committee from 

 time to time may think proper to make. 



20. — Members are also invited to lend Books for the use of 

 the Library, reserving to them^-elves the full right of ownership ; 

 such Books to be under the care of the Committee, and not 

 allowed to be taken out of the Library. 



21. — In order to allow the Librarian to examine the Books 

 they must all be returned to the Library, and none taken there- 

 from during the first week in every June. 



22. — The time during which a Book may be retained with- 

 out renewal shall not exceed three months, and the Librarian 

 shall request a Member who has had a Book beyond this 

 period to return it to the Library at once 



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